2008 · Week 5
Pittsburgh Steelers at Jacksonville Jaguars
Oct 5, 2008 · Alltel Stadium · outdoors · grass
Recap
Pittsburgh Steelers topped Jacksonville Jaguars 26–21. It was an upset by ScoutIndex's numbers — Steelers had just a 44% chance going in. Steelers improve to 4-1; Jaguars fall to 2-3. Ben Roethlisberger was the story of the game with 309 passing yards and 3 TDs; 2 rushing yards. Steelers out-gained the opponent 438–238 in total yards.
Team stats
| PIT | JAX | |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | First downs | 11 |
| 438 | Total yards | 238 |
| 309 | Passing yards | 200 |
| 129 | Rushing yards | 38 |
| 26/41 | Comp / Att | 18/32 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 3 | Sacks taken | 3 |
Scoring & key plays
Play-by-play not loaded for this game.
Box score
PIT
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 26/41 | 309 | 3 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Mewelde Moore | 17 | 99 | 0 |
| Gary Russell | 6 | 25 | 0 |
| Najeh Davenport | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mewelde Moore | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Gary Russell | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
JAX
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Garrard | 18/32 | 200 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Garrard | 4 | 12 | 0 |
| Maurice Jones-Drew | 5 | 7 | 1 |
| Fred Taylor | 10 | 19 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maurice Jones-Drew | 6 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Fred Taylor | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |